What is the Least Common Multiple of 70844 and 70849?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 70844 and 70849 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 70844 and 70849, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(70844,70849) = 1
LCM(70844,70849) = ( 70844 × 70849) / 1
LCM(70844,70849) = 5019226556 / 1
LCM(70844,70849) = 5019226556

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 70844 and 70849 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 70844 and 70849. First we will calculate the prime factors of 70844 and 70849.

Prime Factorization of 70844

Prime Factorization of 70849

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 70844 and 70849.

LCM(70844,70849) = 2² × 89¹ × 199¹ × 70849¹
LCM(70844,70849) = 5019226556